The path to surgery in carcinoid heart disease: a retrospective study and a multidisciplinary proposal of a new algorithm.
CONCLUSION: Mortality after valve replacement for CHD remains high. A probably underestimated cause is late referral for cardiac surgery. We propose a systematic, multidisciplinary approach to all carcinoid syndrome patients.
PMID: 29914291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Cardiologica - Category: Cardiology Tags: Acta Cardiol Source Type: research
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